SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY, VA - WILLS AND ESTATES - Thomas Davis
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IN THE NAME OF GOD AMEN I Thomas Davis of Southampton County in Virginia of
perfect mind and memory, thanks be given unto God, calling into mind the
mortality of my body and knowing that it is appointed for all men once to die,
do make and ordain this my last will and testament.  That is to say:

Principally and first of all I give and recommend my soul into the hands of
almighty God that gave it and my body I recommend to the earth to be buried in
decent christian burial at the discression of my Executor, nothing doubting
but at the general resurrection I shall receive the same again by the mighty
power of God and is touching such worldly estate where with it hath pleased
God to bless me with in this life, I give devise and dispose of the same in
the following manner and form:

First, I give and bequeath to Henry Davis Sr my well beloved uncle, two negroe
girls in North Carrolina in Northampton County Hannah and Lettice providedly
after my death he bring each of the two said girls Hannah and Lettice in
Virginia, give each of them nine months schooling and manumit them at the age
of twenty one years of age.  Hannah was born July 1777.  Lettice was born
December 1781 and will be free in 1802; Hannah in 1798.

2d ly, after debts and just expences is paid if any thing remains I leave it
to be equally divided between my two well beloved brothers Etheldred Davis and
James Davis.

3d ly, It is my will and desire that my uncle Henry Davis be my Executor to
this my Last Will and Testament & if he should die, I leave it in power to
choose some other person to act in his stead.

I direct that there be no appraisement.

                                                  Thomas Davis (seale)

Witness: signed, sealed by the
said Thomas Davis as his Last Will
and Testament in presence of us who, in his
presence and in the presence of each other
have witness names.
Teste:
Joel Davis
Phillip Davis

               At a Court held for the County of Southampton
                      the 13th day of October 1791

This Will was presented in Court by Henry Davis, the Executor therein named,
proved by the oaths of Phillip Davis, one of the witnesses thereto named
and ordered to be recorded and on the motion of the said Executor who made
oath according to law, certificate is granted him for obtaining a Probat
thereof in due form giving security whereupon &c.

Source: Library of Virginia,
Will Book 4, 1783-1797
Southampton Co, VA
Reel 17, pages 452-453

Note: Paragraphing and some punctuation was added by transcriber
for ease in reading. There are no paragraphs in the original.


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